Faculty

Amy Wysoker

Description

Amy Wysoker is a full professor in the Department of Nursing at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. Dr. Wysoker is a board certified clinical specialist in adult psychiatric mental health nursing. She is also in private practice as a psychiatric/mental health consultant and a medical-legal nurse consultant in Forest Hills, N.Y. Dr. Wysoker teaches a graduate professional issues course for advance practice nurses and nurse educators, and a graduate course on family, social, ethical and policy issues. On the undergraduate level, she teaches a nursing theory course, a professional issues course, the community health course, a communication course and a research course. Dr. Wysoker has published extensively on ethical and legal issues in psychiatric nursing. Her research interests and publications pertain to obesity, bariatric surgery and weight loss and weight gain.

Specialties

Publications

Author, “Legal and Ethical Considerations,” published in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: An Introduction to Theory and Practice (2008)

Author, “Eating Disorders,” published in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: An Introduction to Theory and Practice (2008)

Author, “Profession and Policy in Collision: Nursing, Risk and Responsibility,” published in “Collide: Styles, Structures, and Ideas in Disciplinary Writing” (2007)

Author, “Research News You Can Use: Base Your Practice on Evidence. Take medication safety a step further with medication reconciliation,” published in REPORT, the official newsletter of the New York State Nurses Association (2006)

Author, “Research News You Can Use: Base Your Practice on Evidence. Evidence-based practice and standards of care: how do they relate?” published in REPORT, the official newsletter of the New York State Nurses Association (2006)

Author, “Legal and Ethical Considerations. Psychiatric-mental Health Nurses and the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Fulfilling Ethical Responsibilities,” published in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2005)

Author, “Profession and Policy in Collision: Nursing, Risk and Responsibility,” published in “Collide: Styles, Structures, and Ideas in Disciplinary Writing” (2005)

Author, “The Lived Experience of Choosing Bariatric Surgery to Lose Weight,” published in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2005)

Author, “Depression: Not a Weakness, a Treatable Illness,” published in Pulse, the newsletter of the C.W. Post Campus School of Health Professions and Nursing (2005)

Co-author, “Legal and Ethical Considerations. Mandatory Outpatient Treatment,” published in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2004)

Author, “Legal and Ethical Considerations. Mental Health Parity,” published in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2004)

Author, “Nursing and Politics,” published in Pulse, the newsletter of the C.W. Post Campus School of Health Professions and Nursing (2003)

Author, “Legal and Ethical Considerations. HIPAA and Psychiatric Nurses,” published in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2003)

Author, “Legal and Ethical Considerations. Electroconvulsive Therapy,” published in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2003)

Author, “A Study of Beliefs Toward Weight Loss and Weight Gain,” research poster presented at the New York State Nurses Association Convention (2003)

Author, “September 11, The Aftermath: The Role of the Psychiatric Nurse in Delivering Mental Health Services Following the Tragedy,” presented at Mosby's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Conference (2002)